The God who looks down on proud nobles made them wander in a desert where no one lives.

他使君王蒙羞被辱，使他们在荒废无路之地漂流。

他使贵族蒙羞受辱，使他们迷失在荒凉无路之地；

他使贵族蒙羞受辱，使他们迷失在荒凉无路之地；

祂使贵族蒙羞受辱，漂流在荒芜之地。

他使权贵受羞辱，使他们在荒废无路的地方飘流。

神使权贵受到藐视，使他们在无路可走的荒凉之地漂流。

他使君王蒙羞被辱，使他們在荒廢無路之地漂流。

他使貴族蒙羞受辱，使他們迷失在荒涼無路之地；

他使貴族蒙羞受辱，使他們迷失在荒涼無路之地；

祂使貴族蒙羞受辱，漂流在荒蕪之地。

他使權貴受羞辱，使他們在荒廢無路的地方飄流。

他向王子身上傾倒下侮辱，使他在荒蕪沒路之地漂流無定。

神使權貴受到藐視，使他們在無路可走的荒涼之地漂流。

彼加凌辱於君王、使其流離於野、無路可循兮、

民牧則黜其位、流亡於野、在人跡不至之所兮、

主乃使君王極被藐視、在無路之曠野、流徙飄蕩、

憎彼侯王。黜之遐荒。遐荒無路。四顧茫茫。寖削寖弱。淪胥以亡。

he who pours contempt on nobles made them wander in a trackless waste.

he pours contempt on princes and makes them wander in trackless wastes;

the Lord pours contempt on their princes, causing them to wander in trackless wastelands.

he pours contempt on nobles and makes them wander in a trackless wasteland.

He pours contempt upon noblemen And makes them wander in a pathless wasteland.

He pours contempt on princes, And causes them to wander in the wilderness where there is no way;

He poureth contempt upon princes, And causeth them to wander in the waste, where there is no way.

He pours contempt on nobles and makes them wander in a trackless wasteland.

He poureth contempt upon princes, and causeth them to wander in the wilderness,[ where there is] no way.

He would pour contempt upon princes, and he made them wander in a wasteland with no road.

He pours contempt on princes, and causes them to wander in a trackless waste.

He takes away the understanding of the leaders of the earth. He makes them wander in a desert where no one lives.

He looks down on proud leaders. He takes away the strength of those who are mighty.

The men brought them to Joshua. Then he sent for all the men of Israel. He spoke to the army commanders who had come with him. He said,“ Come here. Put your feet on the necks of these kings.” So they came forward and placed their feet on the necks of the kings.Joshua said to them,“ Don’t be afraid. Don’t lose hope. Be strong and brave. This is what the Lord will do to all the enemies you are going to fight.”Joshua put the five kings to death. He stuck a pole through each of their bodies. Then he set the poles up where people could see the bodies. He left them there until evening.

Some of them wandered in deserts that were dry and empty. They couldn’t find a city where they could make their homes.

The Nile River will be full of frogs. They will come up into your palace. You will have frogs in your bedroom and on your bed. They will be in the homes of your officials and your people. They will be in your ovens and in the bowls for kneading your bread.

The Philistines asked,“ What guilt offering should we send to him?” Their advisers replied,“ There are five Philistine rulers. So send five gold rats. Also send five gold models of the growths in your bodies. Do it because the same plague has struck you and your rulers alike.

He drove back his enemies. He put them to shame that will last forever.

People of Judah, listen to me. Pay attention and don’t be proud. The Lord has spoken.Give glory to the Lord your God. Honor him before he sends darkness to cover the land. Do this before you trip and fall on the darkened hills. You hope that light will come. But he will turn it into thick darkness. He will change it to deep shadows.If you don’t listen, I will weep in secret. Because you are so proud, I will weep bitterly. Tears will flow from my eyes. The Lord’ s flock will be taken away as prisoners.Speak to the king and his mother. Tell them,“ Come down from your thrones. Your glorious crowns are about to fall from your heads.”

“ Your Majesty, the Most High God was good to your father Nebuchadnezzar. He gave him authority and greatness and glory and honor.God gave him a high position. Then people from every nation became afraid of the king. That was true no matter what language they spoke. The king put to death anyone he wanted to. He spared anyone he wanted to spare. He gave high positions to anyone he wanted to. And he brought down anyone he wanted to bring down.But his heart became very stubborn and proud. So he was removed from his royal throne. His glory was stripped away from him.He was driven away from people. He was given the mind of an animal. He lived with the wild donkeys. He ate grass just as an ox does. His body became wet with the dew of heaven. He stayed that way until he recognized that the Most High God rules over all kingdoms on earth. He puts anyone he wants to in charge of them.“ But you knew all that, Belshazzar. After all, you are Nebuchadnezzar’s son. In spite of that, you are still proud.You have taken your stand against the Lord of heaven. You had your servants bring cups from his temple to you. You and your nobles drank wine from them. So did your wives and concubines. You praised your gods. The statues of those gods are made out of silver, gold, bronze, iron, wood or stone. They can’t see or hear or understand anything. But you didn’t honor God. He holds in his hand your very life and everything you do.So he sent the hand that wrote on the wall.“ Here is what was written. mene, mene, tekel, parsin“ And here is what these words mean.“ The word Mene means that God has limited the time of your rule. He has brought it to an end.“ The word Tekel means that you have been weighed on scales. And you haven’t measured up to God’s standard.“ The word Peres means that your authority over your kingdom will be taken away from you. It will be given to the Medes and Persians.”Then Belshazzar commanded his servants to dress Daniel in purple clothes. So they did. They put a gold chain around his neck. And he was made the third highest ruler in the kingdom.That very night Belshazzar, the king of Babylon, was killed.

But Heber’s wife Jael picked up a tent stake and a hammer. She went quietly over to Sisera. He was lying there, fast asleep. He was very tired. She drove the stake through his head right into the ground. So he died.

Suddenly the fingers of a human hand appeared. They wrote something on the plaster of the palace wall. It happened near the lampstand. The king watched the hand as it wrote.His face turned pale. He was so afraid that his legs became weak. And his knees were knocking together.

So they went out to bury her. But all they found was her head, feet and hands.They went back and reported it to Jehu. He told them,“ That’s what the Lord said would happen. He announced it through his servant Elijah, who was from Tishbe. He said,‘ On a piece of land at Jezreel, dogs will eat up Jezebel’s body.Her body will end up as garbage on that piece of land. So no one will be able to say,“ Here’s where Jezebel is buried.” ’ ”

But Adoni- Bezek ran away. The men of Judah chased him and caught him. Then they cut off his thumbs and big toes.Adoni- Bezek said,“ I cut off the thumbs and big toes of 70 kings. I made them pick up scraps under my table. Now God has paid me back for what I did to them.” The men of Judah brought Adoni- Bezek to Jerusalem. That’s where he died.

The Lord found Israel in a desert. He found them in an empty and windy land. He took care of them and kept them safe. He guarded them as he would guard his own eyes.

But after the people of Ashdod had moved the ark, the Lord’ s power was against Gath. That threw its people into a great panic. The Lord made them break out with growths in their bodies. It happened to young people and old people alike.

Right away an angel of the Lord struck Herod down. Herod had not given praise to God. So he was eaten by worms and died.

Come and eat the dead bodies of kings, generals, and other mighty people. Eat the bodies of horses and their riders. Eat the bodies of all people, free and slave, great and small.”

Tell him,‘ The Lord says,“ Haven’t you murdered a man? Haven’t you taken over his property?” ’ Then tell Ahab,‘ The Lord says,“ Dogs licked up Naboth’s blood. In that same place dogs will lick up your blood. Yes, I said your blood!” ’ ”

So they did it. Aaron reached out the stick that was in his hand. He struck the dust on the ground with it. The dust all over the land of Egypt turned into gnats. They landed on people and animals alike.

What had been said about King Nebuchadnezzar came true at once. He was driven away from people. He ate grass just as an ox does. His body became wet with the dew of heaven. He stayed that way until his hair grew like the feathers of an eagle. His nails became like the claws of a bird.

So the Lord did it. Huge numbers of flies poured into Pharaoh’s palace. They came into the homes of his officials. All over Egypt the flies destroyed the land.

Tyre was a city that produced kings. Its traders were princes. They were honored all over the earth. So who planned to destroy such a city?The Lord who rules over all planned to do it. He wanted to bring down all its pride and glory. He wanted to shame those who were honored all over the earth.